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Karabuka 9/9/2022 1:32pm
9/9/2022 1:32pm
carlinojoevideo wrote:
Loic is riding the new frame or Finn’s prototype in Europe now. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/09/09/12975/s1200_8F3B6036_A7E6_4DF7_BC18_1AAEA8D6907F.jpg[/img]
Loic is riding the new frame or Finn’s prototype in Europe now.

He has said before that he cant just jump between bikes like Finn, he needs time to get used to it so it makes no sense to do in the middle of the season. So I guess the testing for 2023 has begun
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noideamtber 9/9/2022 2:36pm
9/9/2022 2:36pm
so, with release of the new Fuel Ex, Surely there must be a remedy coming or are they going to drop it completely ?
Lacanuck24 9/9/2022 6:08pm
9/9/2022 6:08pm
Edthorne wrote:
We Are One with a Boxxer. Probably just their longer travel bike with a dual crown, but it'd be cool to see a We Are One...
We Are One with a Boxxer. Probably just their longer travel bike with a dual crown, but it'd be cool to see a We Are One DH rig

Dustin Adams has said in a few interviews that there would be a range of bikes, including a DH, down the road

My memory is a bit hazy on the details but I feel like someone in MTB media said they saw a prototype at the WA1 factory. I could also just be mixing up people talking about the Arrival as much as they could before its release.
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pinkrobe 9/9/2022 6:21pm
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noideamtber wrote:
so, with release of the new Fuel Ex, Surely there must be a remedy coming or are they going to drop it completely ?
Last I heard, Remedy was going mullet, and sitting between the Fuel and Slash.
noideamtber 9/9/2022 7:39pm
9/9/2022 7:39pm
pinkrobe wrote:
Last I heard, Remedy was going mullet, and sitting between the Fuel and Slash.
Im curious if the remedy is going to be just a slightly bigger Fuel then? the fuel can run a 160mm fork no worries so not sure if 10mm more rear travel is going to push them into a whole bike...

I can Honestly see The remedy getting replaced for a long travel "super enduro" like most brands offer now.

Id be happy to see an OEM link for 10mm more travel on the fuel to cover that 140-150 trail bike and go put out a big freeride bike

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pinkrobe 9/9/2022 8:02pm
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noideamtber wrote:
Im curious if the remedy is going to be just a slightly bigger Fuel then? the fuel can run a 160mm fork no worries so not...
Im curious if the remedy is going to be just a slightly bigger Fuel then? the fuel can run a 160mm fork no worries so not sure if 10mm more rear travel is going to push them into a whole bike...

I can Honestly see The remedy getting replaced for a long travel "super enduro" like most brands offer now.

Id be happy to see an OEM link for 10mm more travel on the fuel to cover that 140-150 trail bike and go put out a big freeride bike

The release of the new Fuel messes things up a bit. The geo and travel are not #enduro, but on paper at least it looks like the bike a lot of people are after. The Remedy I heard rumours about would have been a mullet Slash-esque party bike, and the Slash changed into a 170 travel monster. Still, just rumours.
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Primoz 9/9/2022 11:07pm
9/9/2022 11:07pm
ahleic09 wrote:
Shock remote on two of the yetis shown ? [img]https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb23332466/p5pb23332466.jpg[/img] Also possible yeti protos have been seen and are just similar enough to current models to...
Shock remote on two of the yetis shown ?


Also possible yeti protos have been seen and are just similar enough to current models to fly under the radar
What would be the said remote? All I see is a dropper lever on the left. There are only 4 cables going from the handlebar.
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Lacanuck24 9/10/2022 12:03am
9/10/2022 12:03am
ahleic09 wrote:
Shock remote on two of the yetis shown ? [img]https://ep1.pinkbike.org/p5pb23332466/p5pb23332466.jpg[/img] Also possible yeti protos have been seen and are just similar enough to current models to...
Shock remote on two of the yetis shown ?


Also possible yeti protos have been seen and are just similar enough to current models to fly under the radar
Primoz wrote:
What would be the said remote? All I see is a dropper lever on the left. There are only 4 cables going from the handlebar.
All wireless. You can see the RAD shock in the bottom left.

Looks very much like the prototype shock that Jesse Melemad and others started testing a few months ago.

The "R" and "O" by the left hand grip are the buttons to activate it.
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trexyz 9/10/2022 2:52am
9/10/2022 2:52am
I’m curious about that new Boxxer, it looks like all RS athletes are using the new fork labeled as black box…what is the release date for this fork?
Christiaan_van der Laan 9/10/2022 3:02am
9/10/2022 3:02am
trexyz wrote:
I’m curious about that new Boxxer, it looks like all RS athletes are using the new fork labeled as black box…what is the release date for...
I’m curious about that new Boxxer, it looks like all RS athletes are using the new fork labeled as black box…what is the release date for this fork?
March 2023
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hitar_potar 9/11/2022 2:02am
9/11/2022 2:02am
First Pinkbike ride review expected in December 2022 to build the hype up! 😁
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Noeserd 9/11/2022 5:35am
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They sure have to hype it out with everyday decreasing dh users
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krabo83 9/12/2022 2:57am
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at least that bike looks like a normal sb150


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pinkrobe 9/12/2022 4:43pm
9/12/2022 4:43pm
Did anyone see Forbidden's sale on Druids? Looks like they're priced at dealer cost, or close to it, across the board. This says to me that there's a new frame coming. Any rumours out there?
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thomas.gehrig 9/13/2022 4:53am
9/13/2022 4:53am
Druid just got updated with new colour schemes/UDH. Think it's more about cycling that inventory than replacing it. New colorways for the dreadnought probably coming too, soon.
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lloyd506 9/13/2022 8:03am
9/13/2022 8:03am
New Druid in the works. Layout more like the dh bike.
New colours might be a way to sell off frames
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habaden 9/13/2022 9:24am
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thomas.gehrig wrote:
Druid just got updated with new colour schemes/UDH. Think it's more about cycling that inventory than replacing it. New colorways for the dreadnought probably coming too...
Druid just got updated with new colour schemes/UDH. Think it's more about cycling that inventory than replacing it. New colorways for the dreadnought probably coming too, soon.
Wouldn’t be so sure about that, if I remember correctly there was a PB tech video from one of the earlier world cups where they were forbidden from showing a new prototype bike.
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chrismckleroy 9/13/2022 11:25am
9/13/2022 11:25am
They did just add a bunch of new colors for the Druid and still haven’t released the DH frame… so that might mean this is just high stock. On the other hand, the Druid has loads of room for improvement. If only that thing had 150mm travel with its current manners, and rocks didn’t get stuck near the linkage damaging the frame, and maybe a less rigid derailer hanger, as the thick one cracked my carbon dropout on that thing.
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pinkrobe 9/13/2022 11:55am
9/13/2022 11:55am
pinkrobe wrote:
Did anyone see Forbidden's sale on Druids? Looks like they're priced at dealer cost, or close to it, across the board. This says to me that...
Did anyone see Forbidden's sale on Druids? Looks like they're priced at dealer cost, or close to it, across the board. This says to me that there's a new frame coming. Any rumours out there?
Update:
I know a guy who knows a dude, and an updated Druid is coming, but not for a while. No idea when, but next summer-ish? Maybe? Current sale is just to move the old colours.
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Darth_Sloth 9/14/2022 1:42am
9/14/2022 1:42am
Jack Moir using the new SRAM AXS for the final two EWS rounds.

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dolface 9/14/2022 9:01am
9/14/2022 9:01am
Darth_Sloth wrote:
Jack Moir using the new SRAM AXS for the final two EWS rounds. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/09/14/13004/s1200_7E2BFC71_B578_4150_A687_71446CF6C744.jpg[/img]
Jack Moir using the new SRAM AXS for the final two EWS rounds.

Any guesses when it gets released? Is it going to be available on '23 bikes or not until the '24 release cycle?
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AndehM 9/14/2022 10:24am
9/14/2022 10:24am
Darth_Sloth wrote:
Jack Moir using the new SRAM AXS for the final two EWS rounds. [img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/09/14/13004/s1200_7E2BFC71_B578_4150_A687_71446CF6C744.jpg[/img]
Jack Moir using the new SRAM AXS for the final two EWS rounds.

Sadly it looks like they still don't have a 190/200mm AXS dropper.
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ebruner 9/14/2022 10:33am
9/14/2022 10:33am
AndehM wrote:
Sadly it looks like they still don't have a 190/200mm AXS dropper.
Great in theory, but without a re-design of the battery placement, I believe that will lead to a lot of ripped out axs batteries on long travel 29rs in anything but XL and up.
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ClubRoost 9/14/2022 12:14pm
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hitar_potar 9/14/2022 12:27pm
9/14/2022 12:27pm
ClubRoost wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/09/14/13005/s1200_F442FFE4_7A2F_420E_B9D1_8A8F6B22D50F.jpg[/img]

Nice Yeti, good Yeti! Smile
baronKanon 9/14/2022 12:44pm
9/14/2022 12:44pm
ClubRoost wrote:
[img]https://p.vitalmtb.com/photos/forums/2022/09/14/13005/s1200_F442FFE4_7A2F_420E_B9D1_8A8F6B22D50F.jpg[/img]

Looks like an SB150
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ClubRoost 9/14/2022 1:30pm
9/14/2022 1:30pm
Rear triangle where it heads towards the shock from the bottom bracket area looks to have a much more swooping shape, unless it’s just camera angle and compressed suspension.
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Tim Horton 9/14/2022 1:34pm
9/14/2022 1:34pm
ClubRoost wrote:
Rear triangle where it heads towards the shock from the bottom bracket area looks to have a much more swooping shape, unless it’s just camera angle...
Rear triangle where it heads towards the shock from the bottom bracket area looks to have a much more swooping shape, unless it’s just camera angle and compressed suspension.
Definitely swoopier. HUGE air can
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